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Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

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On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 March 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

Takeo Asahina

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Yoshie Koizumi

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Shoichi Koizumi

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Susumu Aikawa

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Gohei Hirayama

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Masako Katori

Michiko Ono

Michiko Ono

Ayako Takatsu

Mayumi Kurata

Mayumi Kurata

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Masa

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Yusaku Sagara

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Daizaburo

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Doctor

Eiichi Takamura

Eiichi Takamura

Akama

Yasushi Sugita

Yasushi Sugita

Kinuki

Kisao Tobita

Kisao Tobita

Kenji

Tōru Konoki

Tōru Konoki

Nozawa

Jun Osanai

Jun Osanai

Saburo Handa

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Iwasaki

Koichi Ito

Koichi Ito

Masuko

Rin Sugimori

Rin Sugimori

Inamiya

Mayumi Kurata

Mayumi Kurata

Murata

Masatoshi Sasaki

Masatoshi Sasaki

Butcher's Father

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Tsuneko Sudō

Tsuneko Sudō

Shunji Tsuda

Shunji Tsuda

Sagara's Driver

Hiroshi Otsuka

Hiroshi Otsuka

Fukuko Yahagi

Fukuko Yahagi

Kiyuki Sagara

Takaya Hijikata

Takaya Hijikata

Goro

Misufumi Kosugi

Misufumi Kosugi

Yamashita

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